Archive for December, 2008

Are these antique, and what are they worth?

Written by Michael Vass
Ok, so I am just getting a few rooms in my house painted which is coming out great. But I am now looking at some of the items in the house that have been here for some time. I just found out that the brass on the light switches are from [...]

Cheap Antiques - Another Option

More people need to look at antiques as a hobby and a great gift idea besides an investments or a way to furnish a house. In other words, antiques could be a great, inexpensive hobby. I was recently in an antique shop void of furniture and art in which the average item price was probably [...]

Antique Maps & Prints News, December 11, 2008

Submitted by The Antique Maps and Prints Blog

Antique Map & Print Meetings

January 2, Denver. The Rocky Mountain Map Society hosts a discussion concerning the Seymour I. Schwartz Collection of North American Maps 1500-1800, housed at the University of Virginia.
January 15, Washington, DC. 7:00 PM. National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue at 9th Street, NW. [...]

Credit crunch means antique deals

Written by Michael Vass
If you love antiques, then this is the season to buy. I liken it to the stockbroker adage
“If there’s blood on the street there is an opportunity to be had.”
And considering the international credit crisis that is ongoing, there is opportunity aplenty out there.
Looking at what is happening across the pond [...]